The new Westlake bike lane opened on Sept 15th, providing a safe connection between South Lake Union and the Fremont Bridge. At the bridge, the 1.25 mile path connects to the Ship Canal Trail which continues along the water and under the Ballard Bridge into Interbay.

As of August 26th, all tunnels on the John Wayne Trail between Cle Elum and Cedar Falls were open. There's still plenty of time to ride the trail before the tunnel closes on November 1st. There's also a good east-to-west trip report out today.

Luke Hizerluke.hizer@gmail.comareabikingnews1http://sites.google.com/feeds/content/site/miscellaneousdebrisproject/64924265643447956322016-07-27T02:06:05.451Z2016-07-27T02:06:05.453Z2016-07-27T02:06:05.449ZOlympic Hot Springs Road to re-open in early October

Olympic National Park announced that repair work on Olympic Hot Springs Rd started July 25th and will run through early October. The road was washed out last November and has been closed to vehicles since then, blocking access to the hot springs, Whiskey Bend Trailhead and many of the popular Elwah-area hiking trails. The temporary trail around the washout, established for hikers, bikers and horses, will be closed during construction as well; no access of any kind will be permitted until the re-opening.

Luke Hizerluke.hizer@gmail.comanit-aircraftpeaktrailheadrenamed2http://sites.google.com/feeds/content/site/miscellaneousdebrisproject/27146574659394117592016-06-26T04:20:36.155Z2016-06-26T04:23:17.958Z2016-06-26T04:23:16.956ZRoad to Artist Point now open

Evergreen is starting on a new trail system in the Raging River State Forest that will connect to Tiger Mountain. Fifteen miles of trails scheduled to open in late summer of 2017. Something to look forward to.

There's a new bus service connecting North Bend to Rattlesnake Lake. The Cedar Falls Loop costs $1 and runs from May through September.

Down at Mt St Helens, Forest Rd 99 is open tomorrow, but you can only get to it via FR-25 from the north. The part south of 99 should open in a few weeks.

The Tokul Trestle is backopen, which means you can now ride the entire Snoqualmie Valley Trail.

The City of Redmond has posted a video explaining the detours on the East Lake Sammamish trail due to work on the Redmond Central Connector. The detours are expected to last through October. Additional information here.

Luke Hizerluke.hizer@gmail.comlatestoutdoornews3http://sites.google.com/feeds/content/site/miscellaneousdebrisproject/74013813647642660912016-05-18T02:27:16.901Z2016-05-18T02:27:16.903Z2016-05-18T02:27:16.888ZRoad to Blanca Lake washed out 4 miles from trailhead

A washout has closed the road leading to Blanca Lake Trail, a popular hiking destination near Skykomish. If you want to get to the lake, plan on an extra 4-mile road hike from the washout to trailhead.

It's time for another Bicycle Sunday, ride car-free on Lake Washington Blvd (the portion just south of I-90 to Seward Park, about 3 miles) on May 16th from 10am-6pm. Next on is on Memorial Day weekend.

Also at Mt Rainier, the Camp Muir Webcam is back online so you can scout conditions before you plan your hike or climb. The Mt Rainier Climbing Blog has start posting condition updates for the most popular routes.

There's a thread on NW Hikers about strict enforcement of no parking areas at the circus that is Mt Si, Little Si and Teneriffe.

Luke Hizerluke.hizer@gmail.comvariousupdates2http://sites.google.com/feeds/content/site/miscellaneousdebrisproject/70732838793047993682016-04-30T01:31:12.260Z2016-04-30T01:31:12.262Z2016-04-30T01:31:12.258ZCayuse Pass now open

Cayuse Pass - which links SR 410 and SR 123 to provide a through route along the eastern edge of Mt Rainier Park - is now open.

Steven's Canyon Rd, off of SR 123 south of the pass, has also been opened to the Grove of the Patriarchs trailhead.

Luke Hizerluke.hizer@gmail.comnorthcascadeshighwayopensfriday1http://sites.google.com/feeds/content/site/miscellaneousdebrisproject/77886175670896633482016-03-25T03:41:55.198Z2016-03-25T13:46:10.836Z2016-03-25T13:46:09.198ZAll Wilderness Permits at Mt Rainier to be first-come, first-served in 2016

Mt Rainier National Park has announced that all wilderness permits for 2016 will be available on a first-come, first-served system (walk-up) only. Permits can be applied for only on the day before or day of the trip at the Wilderness Centers at Longmire and White River or the Carbon River Ranger Station. In prior years, the majority of permits were available for advance reservations.

An internet-based reservations system is planned to go online in 2017. In the meantime, car campgrounds like Cougar Rock can still be reserved via Recreation.gov.

WSDOT has announced that the winter assessment of SR-20 is completed and that clearing of the highway through the North Cascades National Park is underway. Estimated opening is about six weeks, roughly the end of April. Photos are available on WSDOT's Flickr page.

The Snoqualmie Valley Trail is back open in Stillwater, between Duvall and Carnation; the 1,100 ft of trail had been closed since last year and because there was no detour, it effectively closed the trail at that point. More articles here and here. The Tokul Trestle closure is still in place, but that portion of the trail should re-open sometime this spring.

Starting today, the road from Longmire to Paradise will be open later, until 9pm, due to the time change. Opening is still dependent on conditions. For more details and the latest on extended facility hours, see the full post.

There's trail repair work on the Burke Gilman next week, just beyond Kenmore at Swamp Creek. There will be a detour onto NE 175th. Just beyond that, there's a short stretch where you'll need to walk your bike. Work should complete by Friday. Full details are here.

Luke Hizerluke.hizer@gmail.comfebruarymtrainierwintertrailreportavailble3http://sites.google.com/feeds/content/site/miscellaneousdebrisproject/7335512115598395522016-02-12T23:52:36.068Z2016-02-12T23:52:36.071Z2016-02-12T23:52:36.065ZRailroad Bridge on the Olympic Discovery Trail to be closed for 5 weeks

Luke Hizerluke.hizer@gmail.comrailroadbridgeontheolympicdiscoverytrailtobeclosedfor5weeks1http://sites.google.com/feeds/content/site/miscellaneousdebrisproject/9293562841487388112016-02-12T23:52:20.969Z2016-02-12T23:52:20.971Z2016-02-12T23:52:20.942ZFee-Free Day at National Parks on President's Day

Luke Hizerluke.hizer@gmail.comfee-freedayatnationalparksonpresidentsday1http://sites.google.com/feeds/content/site/miscellaneousdebrisproject/53354617990727773692016-02-06T00:25:50.521Z2016-02-06T00:25:50.522Z2016-02-06T00:25:50.518ZSix weeks added to permit season in the Enchantments

The Forest Service has announced that the permit season for accessing the Enchantments will be expanded by six weeks to now run from May 15th to Oct 31st. It used to be June 15th to Oct 15th. More articles here and here.

Luke Hizerluke.hizer@gmail.comsixweeksaddedtopermitseasonintheenchantments1http://sites.google.com/feeds/content/site/miscellaneousdebrisproject/20850565654708599702016-01-31T20:24:19.838Z2016-01-31T20:25:05.816Z2016-01-31T20:25:04.841ZEliot Glacier crossing on the Timberline Trail to be repaired, open by 2017

The Mt Hood National Forest announced that they will re-route the Timberline Trail - the 40-mile loop around Mt Hood - at the Eliot Crossing to make it a safer, more permanent crossing. The prior route had been damaged in 2006 and several other times by debris flows. It should open in 2017, depending on weather conditions.

Note that a section of the trail remains closed at Eliot Creek due to that same 2006 debris flow. See the trail map for the closure area.

Luke Hizerluke.hizer@gmail.comeliotglaciercrossingonthetimberlinetrailtoberepairedopenby20172http://sites.google.com/feeds/content/site/miscellaneousdebrisproject/70261895262546156542015-09-23T00:40:04.024Z2016-01-25T20:57:49.629Z2016-01-25T20:57:48.079Z100 miles of John Wayne Trail in eastern Washington threatened with closure

The Spokane Spokesman Review and Biking Bis are reporting that a large section of the John Wayne trail near Malden may be given over to private landowners, preventing public usage. While this admittedly an underused and underdeveloped portion of the trail, this action will remove any chance of ever developing this section of the cross-state route.